A new Battlestar Galactica TV movie is expected to go into production, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the end of summer… The movie, which is being written by fan favorite, Jane Espenson, will be directed by Admiral Adama, himself, Edward James Olmos. Currently the cast includes Michael Trucco [Sam Anders], Aaron Douglas [Chief Galen Tyrol] […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Pineapple Express: The Apatow Comedy Factory Narrowly Averts Disaster!
Seth Rogen may have used his action sequences in Pineapple Express to audition for his upcoming The Green Hornet, but despite action sequences choreographed for humor as well as thrills, his earnestness in them almost takes deflates the good-natured stoner buddy comedy that Pineapple Express really is. Dale Denton [Rogen] is a process server who […]
DVD REVIEW: War Games: The Dead Code: Sleek Can Still Be Boring
War Games: The Dead Code is the straight-to-DVD sequel to the Cold War thriller starring Matthew Broderick as a teen computer whiz who almost starts World War III while under the mistaken impression that he’s playing a computer game. In The Dead Code, Matt Lanter is Will Farmer, a hacker who plays an online game […]
DVD NEWS: The Art of War II: Wesley Needs Money!
The folks at Sony sent over a bunch of clips for Wesley Snipe’s latest epic – The Art of War II: Betrayal. I liked the first movie and have always been a fan of the Snipes. It hits the streets August 12. This might be Wesley’s last movie for awhile, so check it out. Free […]
BLU-RAY NEWS: The Mist and 1408 Hits Sept 16
Two cool horror films and one of Sheldon’s favorite movies (1408) is coming to Blu-Ray, September 16th. Here’s the official press release. THE MIST: Reuniting the king of horror with Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter and director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile), THE MIST is a "scary as hell" (Maxim) film adaptation of Stephen […]
The Tellybox: Bonekickers – It’s archaeology, Jim, but not as we know it
"Archaeology has never been so dramatic" goes the BBC blurb for this six-part series from the creators of Life on Mars. Based in Bath, the Bonekickers team, led by feisty, no-nonsense, two-dimensional Professor Gillian Magwilde (Julie Graham, above), delves into historical mysteries linked to present-day events. On paper, it must have sounded brilliant. […]
Comic Con Exclusive: Heeding the (Casting) Call: Becoming a ‘Sexy Jesus’ to Promote Hamlet 2
There I was walking around the lobbies of San Diego Convention center taking in all the wonders of the 2008 San Diego Comic Con Convention and looking for unique and interesting things to tell EM readers about when suddenly I found myself surrounded by 15 handsome, long-haired, well built young men wearing muscle tees, blue […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Uninspired Sequel Bores!
The first two Mummy movies may not have been critical successes, but they did have an off-kilter charm that made them hits with the masses. As one member of those masses, I have to say that I did enjoy them, myself. So, why then, do I not care for the third instalment in the series? […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Swing Vote is a Thought-Provoking Little Dramedy!
Touchstone’s Swing Vote is a political fable on the value of the individual vote; a tale of reversed roles in a dysfunctional family, and the best thing Kevin Costner has done in a decade. The plot revolves around one vote being ruined because of mechanical failure – and the courting of the supposed caster of […]
BLU-RAY NEWS: Planet of the Apes Collection coming in the Fall
Goddamn, dirty Apes. They blew it up!!!! Aargh!! I’m a little annoyed at the moment. A few days ago, I ordered the Planet of the Apes DVD Collection on Amazon because they had it (all the movies) at an unbelievable price of $24. Today, I get an email from Fox saying that Apes are coming […]
COMIC CON-To Hell(and Back) With Dean Winchester: Jensen Ackles Talks About Supernatural Season 4
One of the nicest things about getting to interview Jensen Ackles who plays Dean Winchester on the hit Warner Bros/CW Network series Supernatural is how he always takes a moment to acknowledge everyone with a friendly laidback ‘hi how’re you doing’ before he jumps into answering all the burning questions that we reporters have about […]